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Klass and Haines inquiries and FAA responses

FAA via National Archives / The Black Vault · 41 pages · text from the file's own layer

This FAA file, released through The Black Vault, collects correspondence and memos about the Japan Air Lines flight 1628 UFO report over Alaska on November 17, 1986. It includes Philip J. Klass's 1987 Skeptical Inquirer article, which attributes the sighting to Jupiter, Mars and moonlit ice clouds, and FAA Alaskan Region public affairs memos on the premature release of investigation material. It also contains Richard F. Haines's request for the case file and Paul Steucke's reply explaining the radar returns as uncorrelated targets.

  • p. 3 …We have not tried to determine what the crew of Japan Air Lines flight 111628 saw…
  • p. 7 …the f l i ght of Japan Air Line s 1626 , (UFO) as reported by a…
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& Space Technology
Philip J. Kl ass
Dear Paul Steucke:
June 10, 1987
Here is the final, published version of my
analysis of the now farrous JAL UFO incident for
your files
Although "Skeptical Inquirer" is a copyrighted
publication, you have my pennission to make a few
additional copies if you wish.
Cordially,
Q

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